公开(公告)号：US10892625B1

公开(公告)日：2021-01-12

申请号：US15847732

申请日：2017-12-19

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Jeremy C. Franklin ,  Yoonhoo Jo ,  Nicholas R. Trincia ,  Paul M. Baker ,  Jessica J. Lu ,  Hao Zhu ,  Samuel Gilkison Smith ,  Amit S. Barve

IPC: H02J7/00 ,  A45C15/00 ,  A45C11/00 ,  A45C13/02 ,  H02J7/02 ,  H04B5/00

Abstract: This application relates to a case for retaining a portable electronic device and an accessory. The case can include a main body that includes a back panel and sidewalls for retaining a portable electronic device. The case can also include a receptacle coupled to the main body. The receptacle can have a cavity that generally corresponds to the dimension of an accessory for retaining the accessory. The case can further include a first terminal, a second terminal, and a battery. The first terminal can receive electrical energy from the portable electronic device to charge the battery. And the electrical energy stored in the battery can be transferred to the accessory through the second terminal. The case and the portable electronic device may communicate via near-field communication. The case can further include a slotted compartment to store money and credit cards.

公开(公告)号：US12127651B1

公开(公告)日：2024-10-29

申请号：US16919000

申请日：2020-07-01

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Nicholas R. Trincia ,  Chihchen Sun ,  Qigen Ji ,  Yang Zhou ,  Jenna L. Withrow ,  Jack Pickup ,  Joshua A. Hoover

IPC: H01F7/00 ,  A45C11/00 ,  A45C13/10 ,  H01F7/02 ,  H04R1/10 ,  H05K5/03

CPC classification number: A45C13/1069 ,  A45C11/00 ,  H01F7/02 ,  H04R1/1091 ,  H05K5/03 ,  A45C2011/001

Abstract: Items such as enclosures may be provided with hidden magnets. An enclosure may be formed from a flexible housing layer. The flexible housing layer may be configured to open and close by folding around fold axes. Portions of the flexible layer may include a flexible base layer with openings. Flexible magnets may be embedded within the openings. The flexible magnets may be used in forming a magnetic clasp for the enclosure. The flexible magnets may each have a height and durometer value that closely matches the height and durometer value of an adjacent portion of the flexible base layer, thereby helping to hide the flexible magnets within the housing layer.

公开(公告)号：US20240036324A1

公开(公告)日：2024-02-01

申请号：US18339687

申请日：2023-06-22

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Darshan R. Kasar ,  Nicholas R. Trincia ,  Timon A. Wright ,  Vedant A. Dhandhania

IPC: G02B27/01

CPC classification number: G02B27/0172 ,  G02B27/0176 ,  G02B2027/0154

Abstract: A head-mounted device may include a main housing portion and a temple housing portion. Displays in the main housing portion may be configured to present images that are viewable from eye boxes. A light-blocking cover may extend between the main housing portion and the temple housing portion and may be configured to prevent outside light from reaching the eye boxes. The light-blocking cover may have a stretchable outer fabric layer and an inner light-blocking layer formed from fabric or other suitable materials. The light-blocking cover may include slack in the inner light-blocking layer so that the inner light-blocking layer can accommodate movement of the main housing portion relative to the temple housing portion without sacrificing opacity. The slack may be heat-set, molded, or covered with a layer of elastic so that the slack returns to a retracted state within the temple housing portion after being expanded.

公开(公告)号：US11796312B2

公开(公告)日：2023-10-24

申请号：US17482319

申请日：2021-09-22

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Wegene H. Tadele ,  Albert Wang ,  Motohide Hatanaka ,  Nicholas R. Trincia ,  William K. Smith

IPC: G01B17/06 ,  G01S5/30

CPC classification number: G01B17/06 ,  G01S5/30

Abstract: Aspects of the subject technology relate to a system including a reference device, a measurement device and a processor. The measurement device provides a three-dimensional (3-D) point map corresponding to first positions of a plurality of selected points on a torso of a user. The processor determines a shape of the torso based on the 3-D point map. The measurement device is sequentially placed on the plurality of selected points, and the 3-D point map represents the first positions of the plurality of selected points relative to a second position associated with a location in 3-D space of the reference device.

公开(公告)号：US11716567B2

公开(公告)日：2023-08-01

申请号：US17383260

申请日：2021-07-22

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Daniel A. Podhajny ,  Joshua A. Hoover ,  Nicholas R. Trincia ,  Yue Chen ,  Seul Bi Kim ,  Chad J. Miller ,  Kristen L. Cretella ,  Yi Zou ,  William Leith

IPC: H04R3/12 ,  H04R1/40 ,  G10L25/78 ,  H04R3/00 ,  H04R1/02

CPC classification number: H04R3/12 ,  G10L25/78 ,  H04R1/023 ,  H04R1/403 ,  H04R1/406 ,  H04R3/005 ,  H04R2201/025 ,  H04R2201/401 ,  H04R2420/07

Abstract: A wearable device can provide an audio module that is operable to provide audio output from a distance away from the ears of the user. For example, the wearable device can be worn on clothing of the user and direct audio waves to the ears of the user. Such audio waves can be focused by a parametric array of speakers that limit audibility by others. Thus, the privacy of the audio directed to the user can be maintained without requiring the user to wear audio headsets on, over, or in the ears of the user. The wearable device can further include microphones and/or connections to other devices that facilitate calibration of the audio module of the wearable device. The wearable device can further include user sensors that are configured to detect, measure, and/or track one or more properties of the user.

公开(公告)号：US20240040298A1

公开(公告)日：2024-02-01

申请号：US18484007

申请日：2023-10-10

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Yi Zou ,  Chad J. Miller ,  Daniel A. Podhajny ,  Joshua A. Hoover ,  Kristen L. Cretella ,  Nicholas R. Trincia ,  Seul Bi Kim ,  William Leith ,  Yue Chen

IPC: H04R1/10 ,  H04R31/00 ,  H04R1/04

CPC classification number: H04R1/1016 ,  H04R31/00 ,  H04R1/1041 ,  H04R1/04 ,  H04R2420/07 ,  H04R1/028

Abstract: Wireless earbuds may be provided with adjustable-shape housings. The housings may have bendable portions. Bendable metal members, hinges, or other flexible structures may be used in forming bendable structures for the earbuds. Electrical components may be covered by a layer of molded foam. A cover such as a fabric cover may be used to cover the molded foam. Spacer fabric or other soft material may be interposed between the fabric cover and the foam. The housing may be bent or otherwise adjusted between two or more states such as a normal, non-sleep, walking state in which the housing is expanded for normal operation while a user is sitting or walking and a sleep state in which the housing is bent to enhance comfort while sleeping. The wireless earbuds may have illumination systems, sensors, and other components.

公开(公告)号：US11792575B1

公开(公告)日：2023-10-17

申请号：US17381008

申请日：2021-07-20

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Yue Chen ,  Joshua A. Hoover ,  Daniel A. Podhajny ,  Nicholas R. Trincia ,  Seul Bi Kim ,  Chad J. Miller ,  Kristen L. Cretella ,  Yi Zou ,  William Leith

IPC: H04R9/06 ,  H04R9/04 ,  F21V33/00 ,  B32B5/26

CPC classification number: H04R9/06 ,  H04R9/045 ,  B32B5/26 ,  B32B2457/00 ,  F21V33/0008 ,  F21V33/0056 ,  H04R2307/029

Abstract: An electronic device may be formed from acoustically permeable textile layers and voice coil layers. The voice coil layers may output sound through the textile layers. The textile layers and voice coil layers may be foldable or bent in one or more directions to allow the electronic device to be placed in expanded, collapsed, or folded configurations to allow for improved portability. Additionally, the textile layers and voice coil layers may be folded or bent to place the electronic device in cylindrical, conical, and other configurations to allow for improved sound output from the voice coil layers. The electronic device may also include light-emitting components between the textile layers that emit light through one of the textile layers to form indicators or images for a user of the device. The electronic device may have a plurality of sensors to allow user interactions to control the output of the electronic device.

公开(公告)号：US20230068620A1

公开(公告)日：2023-03-02

申请号：US17900678

申请日：2022-08-31

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Wegene H. Tadele ,  Albert Wang ,  Motohide Hatanaka ,  Nicholas R. Trincia ,  William K. Smith

IPC: A61B5/021 ,  G16H40/67 ,  A61B5/00 ,  A61B5/1455

Abstract: A wearable blood pressure measurement device includes a first set of one or more sensors, a second set of one or more sensors, and a processor. The processor is configured to obtain, from the first set of one or more sensors, a first set of one or more sensor outputs indicative of a blood pressure of a wearer of the wearable blood pressure measurement device. The processor is also configured to obtain, contemporaneously with obtaining the first set of one or more sensor outputs and from the second set of one or more sensors, a second set of one or more sensor outputs indicative of a set of one or more conditions under which the first set one or more sensor outputs is obtained.

公开(公告)号：US10814589B1

公开(公告)日：2020-10-27

申请号：US16005532

申请日：2018-06-11

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Timothy W. Scales ,  Whitney D. Mattson ,  Benjamin A. Stevenson ,  Linda D. Benavente-Notaro ,  Nicholas R. Trincia ,  William H. Chui ,  Hao Zhu

IPC: H05K1/02 ,  B32B9/04 ,  F21V15/01 ,  B32B1/02 ,  B32B9/02 ,  B32B27/10 ,  B32B27/20 ,  H05K1/03 ,  H05K1/18 ,  B32B9/06 ,  B32B29/00 ,  F21V23/04 ,  F21Y115/10

Abstract: An item may be formed from layers of material such as leatherboard layers. A leatherboard layer may include fibrous natural material such as leather or paper embedded in polymer. Portions of the leatherboard layer can be locally modified by incorporation of filler material with desired properties. The filler material may include magnetic particles, conductive particles, or other material. By incorporating the filler material in localized portions of the leatherboard layer, integral electrodes or magnets may be formed. The leatherboard layer may also include embedded circuitry. Items such as enclosures and other items may be formed from the leatherboard layer. The leatherboard layer in an item may include locally modified regions such as magnet regions that are configured to form a closure or other structures that interact with each other.